Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan’s proven gas reserves will be even more

“Proved gas reserves in Azerbaijan are 2.6 trillion cubic meters … and I am sure that there will be more.” The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said this, in particular, speaking at the VIII ministerial meeting as part of the South Gas Corridor Advisory Council.

“I believe that to achieve new results, we must coordinate together and kindly plan our future. The proved gas reserves of Azerbaijan are known: 2.6 trillion cubic meters. Of course, the largest deposit is” Shaudeniz “- one trillion cubic meters. I am sure What will be even more. Because if you look at our experience in the development of oil and gas fields, you will see that we always get more reserves than expected at the beginning. This was made possible thanks to the opening of new deposits and new technologies. Because today technologies in This area is developing rapidly. Therefore, I am sure that the proven gas reserves from Azerbaijan will be even more.

As I said, Shaudeniz is the main gas field in Azerbaijan and is still the only contribution to the South Gas Corridor. But work is underway over other projects. We hope soon mining will begin at one of the largest gas condensate deposits – “Apsheron”. Perhaps even less than a year. Work will be carried out in stages. At the first stage, 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas will be produced at the Absheron. This is not a very large volume. But I think this is an important indicator for some countries. It can satisfy our growing demand, as well as provide export opportunities, “said the head of state.